2008 Chevrolet Aveo electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 45 complaints for the 2008 Chevrolet Aveo, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 8 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
In march the vehicle shut completely down and the fan belt popped and wrap around the motor and had damaged the timer belt. Two months later the vehicle was driven to the post office and when cranking it up to leave it wouldn't start because it had shut down again. September 27, 2013 the vehicle shut down the steering wheel locked up and couldn't be guided and ran into a fire hydrant.
I noticed my driver's side headlight was out and wires attached to the headlight underneath the hood had burnt out. The next day the vehicle would not start at all. I had it jumped off and had a diagnostic ran on the battery. I was told it was not the battery but the alternator. The next day, I decided to take the vehicle to a chevrolet dealer so I had it jumped off again. Initially, both headlights came on and a minute later; both headlights went out.